Latest Express Entry Draw Invites 3000 Candidates With CRS Score 456

March 14, 2018 – Canadian immigration authorities have conducted another large Express Entry draw, with 3,000 candidates issued Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for permanent residence under all programs. The lowest Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score was 456, slightly higher than the previous  draw. The draw was the 5^th round of invitations under Express Entry in 2018 and  85^th overall.

Under the new format, immigration authorities can now set an exact number of invitations to be issued.  Where the number of candidates with the lowest score surpasses the number of invitations permitted, authorities will implement a tie-breaking mechanism to issue invitations based on a time-stamp-determined, first come, first served basis.